Position Title:
Collections Intern, Sarah Marjorie Kelley Internship Program-Military Women's Memorial
Position: Collections Intern, Sarah Marjorie Kelley Internship Program
Classification: Internship Duration: Up to 10 weeks
Salary/Pay: $15/hour Schedule/Hours: Part-time
24 hrs/week
Position Description:
Summary/Objective
The Sarah Marjorie Kelley Internship Program was established by LTC Linda K. McMahon to honor and memorialize her mother’s contribution to her way of life. Although Mrs. Kelley never served in the military, she was a military spouse for over 20 years. Without her direct influence, LTC McMahon would not have had the confidence to begin or continue her military career.
The MWM Collections team seeks an intern to support projects that increase the visibility and accessibility of the Memorial’s unique collection of more than 8,000 donations of documents, photos, textiles, objects, and audio-visual materials related to women’s service in and with the US Armed Forces, a library comprised of more than 1,500 items, and more than 1,500 oral histories.
The intern will support the Collections team while gaining hands-on experience in one or more of the following, depending on department priorities:
1. Support library/library catalog maintenance—tasks may include physical book maintenance (adding protective covers, removing old labels), adding classification labels, and enhancing descriptive content of catalog records by adding one or more of the following: subject tags, names, and catalog terms using MWM vocabulary terms, Library of Congress Subject Headings and authorized name forms
2. Provide project support to Collections team in preparation of oral history metadata to map to Dublin Core and with organization of physical media in preparation for digitization by outside provider.
3. Digitize/scan existing oral history transcripts and related photos and documents in the oral history donor paper files for upload to oral history collection repository with their associated media files.
4. Transcribe oral history recordings, identify subject terms and key themes to enhance descriptive records and facilitate usability.
5. Digitize/scan collection materials, creating digital surrogates for upload to Collections Management System (CMS).
6. Add items to Omeka, along with corresponding metadata for future exhibit planning; potential to work on a small-scale exhibit design project.
7. Process collections in CMS according to Collections procedures/workflows with attention to detail on preferred formatting standards-knowledge of Dublin Core and/or DACS a plus.
8. Digitize/scan donor records to add to corresponding donor file in collections management system.
Other Essential Functions:
1. Use Collections Department and MWM program databases, files, and contacts. Run reports as needed.
2. Assist with correspondence regarding Collection donations and research inquiries
3. Assist the Collections team in setting up administrative procedures for projects by establishing filing systems, logs, mailing lists, etc.
4. Other duties, as required by the Collections team.
Required Qualifications:
• Knowledge, work experience, or advanced study/graduate courses in Library Science/Archival Studies or Museum Studies and interest in women’s history/military history.
• Current computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong organization skills and an ability to manage projects and prioritize work.
• Attention to detail, process-oriented, and able to focus on repetitive tasks for an extended period.
• Mission focused and collaborative, yet able to work independently with initial guidance—interested in problem solving and motivated by improved outcomes and results.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Familiarity with metadata standards including Dublin Core and/or DACS
• Experience with ArchivEra, Omeka, and/or Preservica.
• Experience with digitization, digitization workflows, and processing AV materials.
• Experience processing born digital materials and/or knowledge of CSS editing a plus.
Required Education and Experience
1. Pursuing an advanced degree in library science, archival studies, digital curation, or a related technical field
2. Bachelor’s degree in history, military science, women’s studies, or related field
3. One (1) or more years of work in an office setting
4. Proficient in Microsoft Office and similar software with a high comfort level with computers and office equipment
Preferred Education and Experience:
1. Experience in a non-profit organization
2. Experience with collections and museum programs
3. Expertise in database management and knowledge management
4. Experience working in or with the U.S. Military
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
1. Excellent writing and editing skills
2. Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
3. Enjoy working with people, on a variety of issues, flexible and organized worker
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Some work may be performed at the Memorial or offsite storage locations.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; drive a vehicle; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This internship consists of approximately 24 hours per week for up to 10 weeks. General hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm or as coordinated with Collections team.
Travel:
This position requires local travel and may require occasional travel outside the local area or overnight.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Application Process:
Please send your cover letter and resume to hr@womensmemorial.org by October 8, 2021. In the subject line, please reference ‘Collections Intern’ and the site where you found the internship listed/posted. Thank you.
Deadline:
10/8/2021
